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CHICAGO LIGHTS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CHICAGO LIGHTS (EIN 36-3786331)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-23
IRS object ID
202502669349300140
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-09-23T11:05:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN362170602PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARADY & DAVIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300SAddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363786331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO LIGHTSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3127874570PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK H NELSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3127874570PhoneNum
Signature2025-09-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKOSTA G TCHOBANOVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01302744PTIN
Phone8472679600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-09-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK H NELSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,020,770GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://CHICAGOLIGHTS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHICAGO'S YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers855TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,594,398PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$37,852PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,891CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,568PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$30,738CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$137,274PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$115,050CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,507,544PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,646,919CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$179,205PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$201,262CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,608,489PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$250,243CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$384,923PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$437,544CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,172,617PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,299,776CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$334,927PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$347,143CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,601,541TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,007,765TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,673TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$119,754TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,540,868NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,888,011NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCHICAGO LIGHTS BUILDS BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHICAGO'S YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$629,561ExpenseAmt
Grant$89,940GrantAmt
DescCHICAGO LIGHTS TUTORING SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH OF 300 STUDENTS EACH YEAR AND MATCHES THEM ONE-TO-ONE WITH CARING VOLUNTEER MENTORS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS, COMBINED WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND ENRICHMENT RESOURCES, MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND FUTURE JOBS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$667,296ExpenseAmt
Grant$111,322GrantAmt
DescTHE CHICAGO LIGHTS SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER HELPS ADULTS PURSUE AND REACH THEIR GOALS TOWARD GREATER STABILITY. OUR FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING, AND OTHER RESOURCES LIKE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT GROUPS HELP BUILD HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIVES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$336,889ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,480RevenueAmt
DescTHE CHICAGO LIGHTS URBAN FARM IS DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING A THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY OF YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCAL, AFFORDABLE, AND SUSTAINABLY GROWN PRODUCE. IT ALSO PROVIDES A SAFE SANCTUARY AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO LEARN ABOUT URBAN AGRICULTURE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$210,937ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,411RevenueAmt
DescCHICAGO LIGHTS SUMMER DAY BRIDGES THE SUMMER LEARNING AND SAFETY GAP FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-6 BY ENGAGING THEM IN A SIX-WEEK, FULLDAY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ACADEMIC AND ARTS CLASSES, OUTDOOR RECREATION, FIELD TRIPS, AND A DYNAMIC FINAL PERFORMANCE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY THE STUDENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$210,937TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,411TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,844,683TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTACY JACKSONPersonNm
Phone3129813562PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STACY JACKSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$149,663$0$20,633
AMANDA FELT
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY HULL
DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCUS MASON-VIVIT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASSANDRA L BOOK
DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN EPPS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KIMBELL
DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NARESH KOKA
DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCGAAN
DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH TRUETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRETCHEN VAN NATTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NALINI I DURGANA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY GOGGINS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA E MINTLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HALLE MIROGLOTTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK H NELSON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN PREVOST-SCHULTZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYN BORG-BREEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROOSEVELT HAYWOOD III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY LATHEROW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,633TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$548,438FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,167,902AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$291,519NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,716,340TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
URBAN FARMS624200$11,480$11,480
SUMMER DAY CAMP624410$3,411$3,411
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,891TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,738TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,738ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$258,801FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$548,438ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$373,851FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$115,050TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$115,050ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,646,919TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,891RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$84,312ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,262TotalAmt
Program Services$201,262ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,295TotalAmt
Program Services$76,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,288FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,201,931TotalAmt
Program Services$997,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189,176FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,895TotalAmt
Program Services$15,851ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,044FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,963TotalAmt
Program Services$131,598ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$37,365FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,886TotalAmt
Program Services$78,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,562FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,275TotalAmt
Management And General$26,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,030TotalAmt
Program Services$56,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,763ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$850FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,345TotalAmt
Management And General$6,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,911FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,153TotalAmt
Program Services$34,153ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,258TotalAmt
Program Services$84,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,538TotalAmt
Management And General$30,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,655TotalAmt
Program Services$25,655ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATIO$141,490$141,357$86$47
CONTINUING EDUCATION$800$0$800$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,299,776TotalAmt
Program Services$1,844,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250,243FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$703,528BOYAmt
EOY$844,123EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,602BOYAmt
EOY$798,577EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$320EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,534BOYAmt
EOY$101,782EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$129,368LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$124,200LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,671BOYAmt
EOY$5,168EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,396BOYAmt
EOY$62,244EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$506,810BOYAmt
EOY$120,551EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,601,541BOYAmt
EOY$2,007,765EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,283BOYAmt
EOY$18,181EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,390BOYAmt
EOY$101,573EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,673BOYAmt
EOY$119,754EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,320,140BOYAmt
EOY$1,358,899EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,728BOYAmt
EOY$529,112EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,540,868BOYAmt
EOY$1,888,011EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,601,541BOYAmt
EOY$2,007,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$347,143ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,795,289CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,651,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,534,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,594,398CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,716,340CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,292,055TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,651,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,534,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,594,398CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,716,340CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,292,055TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,286,913SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,005,142PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,157CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,081CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,568CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,738CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,601TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,339,656TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$441,815GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$447,500BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,441ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,158InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$466,099EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,745BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$437,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$255InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$447,500EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,028BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,283InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$9,745EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,228BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,800InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$13,028EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$228InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$10,228EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.97780BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02220PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$116,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$116,448DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,752DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,168BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,168TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHDesc
Book Value$120,551BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$120,551TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,872,927TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,015,990DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$210,018OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,226,008RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,646,919RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,646,919TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,525,784TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,226,008DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,226,008ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,299,776ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,299,776TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EQUITY TRANSFER 210,018.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL MISSION BENEFIT EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$738,484GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$494,234CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$244,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$14,850RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$117,090FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,225EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$209,005OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BOARD FUNDRAISING EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$40,555GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$31,555CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,000GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$2,400RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$3,968FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,525OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$28,200GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$22,649CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,551GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$14,386FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,402OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$807,239GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$548,438CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$258,801GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$17,250RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$135,444FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,225EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$215,932OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$373,851DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$115,050NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS11$44,150
HIGH SCHOOL FEES GRANTS-FERGUSON FELLOWS8$3,090
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS20$42,700
RENTAL ASSISTANCE2$20,956
DONATED GOODS1900$90,366THRIFT STORE VALUECLOTHES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETC.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAYMENTS FOR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TUITION FOR SELECTED PARTICIPANTS OF THE TUTORING PROGRAM. THE SELECTION IS MADE BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE SELECTION PROCESS CONSIDERS EACH CANDIDATE'S FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TUTORING PROGRAM TENURE, WRITING SKILLS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER CRITERIA. ONCE THE CANDIDATE IS SELECTED, CHICAGO LIGHTS MAKES PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL AND MONITORS EACH STUDENT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM'S ACADEMIC PROGRESS REQUIREMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTACY JACKSONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$149,663BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,500DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,133NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$170,296TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ANNUAL RAISES, ETC.) ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK DENNISONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionGRANDSON OF BOARD MEMBER GRETCHEN VAN NATTARelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$47,753TransactionAmt
TransactionTOTAL COMPENSATION FOR BEING AN EMPLOYEE OF CHICAGO LIGHTSTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$380NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$92,351NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$126,786NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,395NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$150NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$260NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EXPERIENCE63$35,895FMV
Yes (X)TRAVEL/VACATION7$25,177FMV
Yes (X)EDUCATION & TRAINING7$4,895FMV
Yes (X)MEMBERSHIP3$2,150FMV
Yes (X)JEWELRY2$1,080FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.
PART I, LINE 32B:CHICAGO LIGHTS MAINTAINS AN ACCOUNT WITH PNC INVESTMENTS TO RECEIVE DONATED STOCK WHICH PNC TRADES ON THE OPEN MARKET FOR CASH ON CHICAGO LIGHTS BEHALF.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINA 2A:COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR SALARIES, PAYROLL TAXES, AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HAVE BEEN PAID BY AND REIMBURSED TO A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND COMMON PAYMASTER, FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO, FEIN 36-2167080. AS SUCH, NO FORM W-3 IS ISSUED BY CHICAGO LIGHTS. FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS COMPLIED WITH PAYROLL FILING REQUIREMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ADIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM A SLATE OF CANDIDATES PROVIDED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR THOSE DIRECTORS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND BY THE CORPORATION'S BOARD FROM A SLATE PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION'S NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE BOARD SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE CHURCH AND SHALL PROVIDE THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WITH CRITERIA, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL MINISTRIES, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. A FINAL DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR ANY FINAL REVISIONS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DISCLOSING ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR BY THE CEO AND CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER(S) MAY NOT VOTE ON DECISIONS INVOLVING THEIR INTERESTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS THE PERFORMANCE AND RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN 2016, THE COMMITTEE ENGAGED CONSULTANTS TO ANALYZE THE EXISTING COMPENSATION AND COMPARE IT TO THE SIMILAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXECUTIVE JOB MARKET. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED A PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT MARKET DATA AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE COMMUNICATES DURING THE MEETINGS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE USE OF EMAILS TO DETERMINE IF CURRENT COMPENSATION IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE MARKET. IF APPROPRIATE, COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. IN ADDITION A COMPENSATION STUDY WAS DONE IN 2021 WHERE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED TO ASSES MARKET RATES AND DEVELOP A GRID. AS A RESULT, SOME STAFF SALARIES WERE ADJUSTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION ACOMPENSATION REPORTED FOR STACY JACKSON HAS BEEN PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND COMMON PAYMASTER, FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO, FEIN 36-2167080. SINCE ALL SERVICES PERFORMED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL WERE FOR CHICAGO LIGHTS, THE COMPENSATION HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMN D AS IF PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS COMPLIED WITH PAYROLL FILING REQUIREMENTS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND NEW AUDITORS WERE SELECTED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362167080EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHURCHPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 1PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
D$120,551CASH VALUE
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -IN-KIND DONATION
K$869,936FAIR MARKET VALUE